Morning Wire Campus Funded Hate & Mayorkas Impeachment Vote | 11.11.23
Nov 11, 2023
Residents in Chicago are fuming over the city's sanctuary status as protests erupt during city council meetings. The podcast delves into the challenges Chicago faces with a migrant influx and rising housing costs. It also addresses the troubling link between Middle Eastern funding sources and the surge of anti-Semitism on college campuses. Additionally, tensions within the GOP surface as debates heat up over the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, revealing splits between conservative and moderate Republicans.
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Chicago Mayor's Shifting Stance
- Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson initially defended the sanctuary city status but has since requested billions in federal aid.
- The migrant crisis costs Chicago an estimated $40 million monthly, and thousands of migrants lack shelter.
Chicago Sanctuary City Meeting
- Chicago residents protested the city's sanctuary status in a heated council meeting.
- The meeting was shut down after 30 minutes due to hostility.
Floor Leader Resignation
- Mayor Johnson's floor leader, Carlos Ramirez Rosa, resigned.
- He physically blocked a female council member from entering the chambers during a migrant meeting.